The Caldwell tribune. [volume], February 28, 1919, Image 10

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* THE OBSERVATORY +
Idaho. Chronology. Nomenclature.
Bibliography. By John E. Rees, R. Sc.
In his preface r. Rees says: "My
apology for writing this book is the
desire to compile some scattered frag
ments of knowledge into a more com
pact form for the purpose of aiding
the study of the history of Idaho.
While ther? is considerable literature
written, it is embodied in so many
books, pamphlets and periodicals that
a great amount of trouble is required
and expense incurred to search our de
sired dates, di!a and information.
Neither Co Î claim much originality
m the preparation of this work other
than the plan o: liecting and com
piling :he effor.i of others."
Me is too modest; while this is not
-, tov k for the ordinary reader to sit
v. !; to for entertainment, it is to
us r r e of great value. He must have
searched long, far and widely for his
information: w e recognize some of his
sources of information, many we
never met. and know of but few of
which we might tell him. It's a very
plain, thick brown paper-covered
bock of 12: pages; we have gone
through it with some care a °d more
delight ; it tells in two or three lines
oi* "dates, this and that discovery and
by whom: and why this and that
name was given, and, as in the name
of Idaho, its derivation, various
forms, and probable meaning, such as
"Shining Mountains" or, a fair mean
ing, "Gem of the Mountains." We
thank Mr. Rees for his work: it is
one of those we shall wish to have
on our desk for frequent reference.
Under date of 1830, is this fact:
"Risk of life in the Rocky Moun
tains for the past decade had been
so great that two-fifths of all hunters
and trappers were killed either by
Indians or accident. Wfe can
imagine the desert of that day; for
we recall when what is now the great
garden of Roswell was almost sage
brush, and Deer Flat was all sage
brush, sand, jackrabbits and coyotes;
and it is hard to think of whole
parties famishing as was th e fact for
food and water where our abundance
smiles.
And here we read the pedigree of
our state: first Northwest Territory,
the Oregon, then Washington, com
prising also what is now Idaho, and
parts of Wyoming and Montana; then
Idaho, made up of parts of Washing
ton, -Nebraska and Dakota, after
which the paring off process went on
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To The People of Caldwell—
-ru ?r^i , res ^ ent voters Caldwell have petitioned the City Council to permit the Motion Picture
1 heatres of Caldwell to operate on Sunday. These petitions were circulated, and the number of signa
tures testify to the fact, in response to a public demand.
The petitioners feel that they too are entitled to have, as a matter of right, opportunity to rest,
amuse and entertain themselves in the manner in which they desire. They do not seek to offend or inter
fere with others in their rest or recreation on Sunday, but they do feel that neither should they be offended
or interfered with.
Other Forms of Res t and Entertainment
In Caldwell, and by many who take offense at Sunday theatres, motoring, picnicing, base ball,
concerts and recitals, meetings and open air band concerts are permitted and enjoyed. Last year the
th e mselves closed their doors that their members might enjoy an open-air brass band concert
furn shed by the El hson-White Chautauqua System. Every year the Chautauqua has been permitted with
the tu " endorsement ol the churches to conduct entertainments of various kinds on Sunday.
Will Not Interfere With Churche
There are hundreds who have not an automobile, or who take no pleasure in out-of-doors amuse
Tfa hra JndXrcif °Th h' / a ° ^ ^ °[ am " sement is permitted as a regular thing, refuse
or tail to attend church These hundreds, as a matter of right, are entitled to their rest and recreation.
hxperience has shown that closing the theatres on Sunday has not forced people to attend church
_ . . °P eni "g the theatres will not keep a single member away from his place of worship P
Public Sentiment Expressed
_ These petitions express the public sentiment of Caldwell. We the nrnn,i.w, M„.: d.
ture Theatres, feel that the City Council should grant the petitions of this overwhelming majority We are
convinced, that this action, cannot interfere with the churches or their prosperity. We feel that the char
TA C J D P ' c r m ,hlS C,ty are qUlte aS edifymg 38 ° ther forms of rest a " d recreation permitted.
Sunda y Rest Law Not a Sunday Worship Law
iou. j ä rJ. he s me . rican P^P' 6 wors . hi P on ,he day that seems best to them. Every day to the relic
13 ^ s - Sunda y 18 a day of rest and recreation and is so recognized by the statute
r . , Wholesome Fecreation is the best rest known. We contend M d - . -n
furnishes Caldwell people with rest and recreation, ° 1C>n ^ icture Theatre
R. T. HURTT, •
Manager Huree Theatre.
I. H. WATERS,
Manager Bungalow Theatre.
Picture Butin ee* at an Essential Industry During the War .
United States Government
Motion
by the organization of other Terri
tories till Idaho was left substantially
as now, and statehood came July 3,
1890.
Mr. Rees does not quote Sherlock
Bristol who was in Boise Basin in
late 1862. and oi.e of the first to help
make Boise a rt^l settlement in the
early part of 1863: Mr. Bristol's ac
count of the day gold was 1 discovered
in the basin is interesting. He says:
"I went over to Mores Creek and
formed a partnership with one William
Henry from Illinois. My partner's
cabin was built on a bench thirty feet
above the creek The snow was four
feet deep; there were twenty other
cabins near us, and the difficulty of
bringing water from the creek led us
to hire a nü« to dig a well: at a depth
of eighteen feet the well-digger struck
the bed-rock He found no water, but
seeing pieces of gold in his bucket he
went to the river with a pan full of
dirt and washed out $2.50 in gold: hé
went to the saloon and showed his
<ind; each gambler dropped his cards,
paper and pencil in hand, ran up the
beach and posted on a pine tree, some
such notice as this 'I claim 60
feet west of this notice for mining
purposes, etc.' Thus in half an hour
the whole beach for half a mile along
the side of the creek was taken up by
gamblers, the rest of us being away
in the hills prospecting. All these
claims were fabulously rich: that on
which our cabin was built was worth
$250,000 the day it was 'aken up. for it
yielded about $500,000. Three broth
ers named White held «his claim and
the one adjoining: they employed a
force of seventeen men by day and as
many by night: their clean-up usually
(amounted to about $2.000 a day: this
was at least $1,500 above expenses:
they took turns at superintending the
mine, and while one was doing this
the other two were sleeping, gambling
or otherwise dissipating. They mined
under our house till we had to leave
jit and it tumbled into the excavation:
they took out an immense sum, but
the last I heard of them they were all
poor. It is a saying among gamblers
that 'riches got by gambling never
abide long by the winner.' "
A Woman Waits for Me. and other
poems, by Arthur Nelson:
This neatly dressed, in drab, 12 mo
book, of 69 pages is published by The
Photoplay Publishing Co. of Los An
geles, and its author is the director
general and editor in chief of The
Dominion Film Corporation, and edi
tor The Motion Picture and Photoplay
Dramatist.
The verses are various in concep
tion and meaning, some reminding us
of the delight some have in trying to
discover what Browning meant in this
or that poem and suggesting: whether
he ever dreamed of such an idea.
However, we reread one poen;
Why Cannot Laughter Be Like Tears'
Why is it that laughter cannot grow.
And grow and grow and grow?
And why must tears when once th'y
flow
Persist to flow and flow?
Why cannot laughter be like tears.
And flood this world below?
Why is it hearts must weep and weep,
L'nto the end of time?
Why cannot faith find permanence,
:ii Loveland's sunny clime?
Why cannot laughter, love and faith.
Just flew, and grow and grow,
As do Life's tears that drown the
years,
With their incessant flow?
Why not, indeed? L'nder the caption
Songs of the Desert are these lines
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20 sets of brand new Sarm harness
to be sold at regular monthly sale at
Caldwell
Monday, March 3d
10 sets of good plow or lead harness.
Î 0 sets good britching Sarm harness
These harness are bran new. Have
never been on a horse
R. T. ROBINSON
OWNER
Caldwell Sales & Commission Co., Sellers
which call up memories:
I am weary of the show and pretense.
And the outdoors of things smug and
stale—
Cosmetics and paints.
And trite human saints.
An d favorites that whimp r and wail
i want to forget the town 's misery.
Us traffic, its barter and pain—
I want to go back
To the lack and the shack,
'And the frei of the silence again.
OBSERVER.
Mrs N. Ballard is at Weiser .this,
week where she was called by the in- j
jury sustained by her son. Henry,
when he was stabbed. Henry Ballard
was on his way from Camp Lewis
, when the trouble aros between him
and another soldier «ho drew a knife
-.r.d stabbed him. Young Ballard is
reported fully out of danger
Mrs. Eugene Crowley cf Midvalc
(visited Caldwell friends a tew days
' this week.
HUREE!
Monday and Tuesday
March 3 and 4 .
Wm. S. Hart
ÇJfionxas H. Çnce. present
WILLIAM § HAßT ^'Selfïsk Vates \
AaABTCBAFTftm»
SELFISH YATES'
Lots of action and excitement—
A good Hart subject.
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Pathe News
Usual Prices, Matinee and Evenings.